Heart of America Council — Boy Scouts of America

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Tiger CubsA school-year program for first grade (or 7 year old) boys, and their adult partners that stresses simplicity, shared leadership, learning about the community, and family understanding.

Cub ScoutingA year-round program uniquely designed to meet the needs of young boys and their parents. The program offers fun and challenging activities that promote character development, citizenship, and physical fitness.

Boy ScoutingA program for boys 11 through 17 designed to develop character, citizenship, and fitness. Through the advancement program and peer group leadership, Scouting helps a boy develop into a well-rounded young man.

VenturingA development program for young men and women 14 years of age (and in the 9th grade) through 20 years old offering fun and challenging activities that promote character development, citizenship and physical fitness.

Youth ProtectionThe Boy Scouts of America is committed to protecting the young people it serves. There are set guidelines for reporting abuse, remember, Youth Protection Begins With YOU®

ActivitiesThere are several activities happening that packs, troops, crews, and teams can become involved in! Check out the Community Activities, Jamboree, Mini-Camp Weekends, and Merit Badge pages to see how to become involved.

International ScoutingThe Boy Scouts of America is part of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) which recognizes Scouting programs in at least 216 countries.

Advancement & AwardsScouting offers a rich experience of rank advancement in all of its programs and awards both youth and adults for their achievements.

STEMScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM is part of an initiative the Boy Scouts of America has taken on to encourage the natural curiosity of youth members and their sense of wonder about these fields through existing programs.

DistrictsDistricts are directly responsible for the operation of Scouting units and, except for the district executive, are mostly staffed with volunteers.

Climbing/COPE

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COPE and Climbing are great programs for Scouts to participate in to learn teambuilding and trust. Plus they are great activities that help people become active in the outdoors and stay healthy.

Many of the COPE and Climbing events the council offers are part of the Mini-Camp Program. To sign-up for one of those or to find out more information, click Mini-Camp.

COPE & Climbing Instructors

Are you interested in taking your Troop or Crew climbing or rappelling as a unit activity at Bartle or Naish? Once you have a leader in your unit trained to run these programs, you can check out HOAC gear from the camp and put on these activities for your scouts. The training is a weekend-long course and covers topics such as tower management, emergency procedures, equipment, safety, national standards, and other topics. The next COPE/Climbing Instructor Training will take place in 2014.

COPE Course or Climbing Tower Weekday Large Group use

There are opportunities for you to use the COPE Course or Climbing Tower during the weekdays. In order to schedule an event using these facilities, please email the following information to Scott Weaverat least eight weeks prior to your desired event date (because the COPE/Climbing staff is made up entirely of Scouting volunteers, we need enough time to coordinate people's work schedules, etc.):

Name of your group

Desired date of event (please be sure to provide 1-2 alternate dates) and time (morning, afternoon)

Number of participants

Once the committee has been able to review the request and schedule people accordingly, we will confirm the event with you.